Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Date:
Jan 3 - 23, 2008
Venue:
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Tunica, MS, United States
Event:
Omaha 8 or Better (Jan 8, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$132,500
Entries:
265
Other Events
| Jan 4, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 5, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 6, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 8, 2008 | Omaha 8 or Better | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | Seven Card Stud 8 | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Seven Card Stud | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 11, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 12, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 13, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 13, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 14, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 15, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 70 |
| Jan 16, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 70 |
| Jan 17, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha - Championship | $5,000 + 150 |
| Jan 20 - 24, 2008 |
 WPT Championship Event
|
$10,000 + 300 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Lovejoy | $22,620 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Robert Spiegel | $11,567 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Ed Smith | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 4th | Mike Lutz | $7,712 | — | — | |
| 5th | Thomas Witherspoon | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 6th | James Summer | $5,141 | — | — | |
| 7th | Richard "Little Richard" Collinsworth | $3,856 | — | — | |
| 8th | Robert Tate | $2,571 | — | — | |
| 9th | Denny Axel | $1,542 | — | — | |
| 10th | Harold Yarbrough | $1,542 | — | — | |
| 11th | Unknown Player | $1,542 | — | — | |
| 12th | Ocia Langner | $1,285 | — | — | |
| 13th | Gwen Herrick | $1,285 | — | — | |
| 14th | Matthew Kelly | $1,285 | — | — | |
| 15th | Eddie Strom | $1,028 | — | — | |
| 16th | Tom Dolan | $1,028 | — | — | |
| 17th | Hoyt Verner | $1,028 | — | — | |
| 18th | Tom Spiegel | $771 | — | — | |
| 19th | Charlie Chan | $771 | — | — | |
| 20th | Yuebin Gao | $771 | — | — | |
| 21st | Antonio Seco | $771 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Dean Jackson | $771 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Paul Morin | $771 | — | — | |
| 24th | David Altemus | $771 | — | — | |
| 25th | Eddie Rayl | $771 | — | — | |
| 26th | Vernon Massey | $771 | — | — | |
| 27th | Tom Hunt | $771 | — | — | |
